The Educational Foundation of Watertown, Inc. makes it easy to support our local teachers and students. Your generous donations and sponsorships help to fund Watertown’s public and private school teachers’ special classroom needs, technology, and projects. With your support, in 2016 we provided grants totaling $21,000+.

Supporting Watertown Teachers and Students Since 1999

2742*DONATIONS & SPONSORSHIPS

388PROJECTS FUNDED

30,000+**STUDENTS IMPACTED

$120,000***TOTAL GRANTSAWARDED

Here’s What Some of OurPast Grant Recipient Teachers Had to Say

“Thank you for being so generous.The students and I will put the scannersyou funded to good use.”JANA STROBELWatertown High School

“Thank you for the gracious grant to purchase an iPad for my 5th grade classroom. I was able to find many free apps, especially for math.”LYNN FOELKERSchurz Elementary

4. Creativity & Innovation: To encourage creative and innovative educational programs.5. Cutting Edge Technologies: To promote and maintain use of the most recent technologies in teaching and learning.6. Financial Support: To provide schools, students, teachers and communities with financial support and other assistance for innovative programs.

Financial

contributions

are fully

deductible

for income

tax purposes.

Thank you so much for awarding me a grant to purchase an iPad for myclassroom. The students arevery excited. We are so gratefulfor your dedication to education.SHERRY HARMSWatertown Catholic SchoolSt. Henry Campus

“Thank you so much for the Lightning VGA Adapter for my class. Now the whole class can see our appsall at once. Thanks again for your generosity!”NICOLE KREUTZMANDouglas School Kindergarten

“Thank you for the grant for STEM lab equipment that will allow our students to work on various experiments about simple and compound machines, motion, and robotics. Your support of the education for our students is very much appreciated.”JANET HATHAWAYSt. John's Lutheran

*EFW Donors, and Watertown Jig Jog Fund Raiser Sponsors/Runners.**With the multi-year value and use of the projects/materials purchased with the donations and sponsorships we’ve received, an estimated 30,000 students have been impacted thus far.***Of these awards, $75,000 has been awarded in the last 5 years. With your generous help, our goalis to grant an additional $75,000 in the next three years.

With Your Help, the Educational Foundation of Watertown

Awards Grants Every Year to Teachers for their Students’

Innovative Classroom Projects, Technology, and Materials in

Both Our Public and Private Schools

With your generous donations and sponsorships, The Educational Foundation of Watertown provides grants to help fund innovative classroom projects, technology, and materials that students need to learn and succeed.About Us and Our Mission

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Many factors contribute to a student's academic performance, including individual characteristics and family and neighborhood experiences. But research suggests that, among school-related factors, teachers matter most. When it comes to student performance on reading and math tests, a teacher is estimated to have two to three times the impact of any other school factor, including services, facilities, and even leadership.

Some research suggests that, compared with teachers, individual and family characteristics may have four to eight times the impact on student achievement. But policy discussions focus on teachers because it is arguably easier for public policy to improve teaching than to change students' personal characteristics or family circumstances. Effective teaching has the potential to help level the playing field.

Despite common perceptions, effective teachers cannot reliably be identified based on where they went to school, whether they're licensed, or (after the first few years) how long they've taught. The best way to assess teachers' effectiveness is to look at their on-the-job performance, including what they do in the classroom and how much progress their students make on achievement tests. This has led to more policies that require evaluating teachers' on-the-job performance, based in part on evidence about their students' learning.

Recent evidence suggests that a teacher's impact on student achievement remains reasonably consistent even if the teacher changes schools and regardless of whether the new school is more or less advantaged than the old one.

Because of YOUR generous donations, children like these from our Public & Private Schools have the extra resources they needfor a better education!

“Thank you for being so generous. The students and I will put the scanners you funded to good use.”JANA STROBELWatertown High School

“Thank you for the gracious grantto purchase an iPad for my 5th grade classroom. I was able to find many free apps, especially for math.”LYNN FOELKERSchurz Elementary

“Thank you so much for the Lightning VGA Adapter for my class. Now the whole class can see our apps all at once. Thanks again for your generosity!”NICOLE KREUTZMANDouglas School Kindergarten

Educational Foundation of Watertown, Inc. OBJECTIVES

1. Academic Achievement:To stimulate outstanding academic achievement and provide enhanced learning opportunities to students.2. Involvement: To increase local business, civic , and private sector involvement within the schools of our community.3. Recognition: To recognize outstanding achievement by teachers and support staff.4. Creativity & Innovation: To encourage creative and innovative educational programs.5. Cutting Edge Technologies: To promote and maintain use of the most recent technologies in teaching and learning.6. Financial Support: To provide schools, students, teachers and communities with financial support and other assistance for innovative programs.

The Educational Foundation of Watertown, Inc. makes it easy to support our local teachers and students. Your generous donations and sponsorships help to fund Watertown’s public and private school teachers’ special classroom needs, technology, and projects.With your support, in 2016 we provided grants totaling $21,000+.

Financial contributions are fully deductible

for income tax purposes.

Thank you so much for awarding me a grant to purchase an iPad for my classroom. The students are very excited. We are so gateful for your dedication to education.SHERRY HARMSWatertown Catholic SchoolSt. Henry Campus

*EFW Donors, and Watertown Jig Jog Fund Raiser Sponsors/Runners.**With the multi-year value and use of the projects/materials purchased with the donations and sponsorships we’ve received, an estimated 30,000 students have been impacted thus far.***Of these awards, $75,000 has been awarded in the last 5 years. With your generous help, our goalis to grant an additional $75,000 in the next three years.

With Your Help, the

Educational Foundation of

Watertown Awards Grants

Every Year to Teachers for

their Students’ Innovative

Classroom Projects,

Technology, and Materials in

Both Our Public and Private

Schools

With your generous donations and sponsorships, The Educational Foundation of Watertown provides grants to help fund innovative classroom projects, technology, and materials that students need to learn and succeed.About Us and Our Mission

“Thank you for the grant for STEM lab equipment that will allow our students to work on various experiments about simple and compound machines, motion, and robotics. Your support of the education for our students is much appreciated.”JANET HATHAWAYSt. John's Lutheran School

Teachers matter more to student achievement than any other aspect of schoolingMany factors contribute to a student's academic performance, including individual characteristics and family and neighborhood experiences. But research suggests that, among school-related factors, teachers matter most. When it comes to student performance on reading and math tests, a teacher is estimated to have two to three times the impact of any other school factor, including services, facilities, and even leadership.

Effective teachers are best identifiedby their performance, not by theirbackground or experienceDespite common perceptions, effective teachers cannot reliably be identified based on where they went to school, whether they're licensed, or (after the first few years) how long they've taught.The best way to assess teachers' effectiveness is to look at their on-the-job performance, including what they do in the classroom and how much progress their students make on achievement tests. This has led to more policies that require evaluating teachers' on-the-job performance, based in part on evidence about their students' learning.

Nonschool factors do influence student achievement, but they are largely outside a school's controlSome research suggests that, compared with teachers, individual and family characteristics may have four to eight times the impact on student achievement. But policy discussions focus on teachers because it is arguably easier for public policy to improve teaching than to change students' personal characteristics or family circumstances. Effective teaching has the potential to help level the playing field.